Grade Horses. Grade horses. Image Credit: Paul Souders / Getty Images Grade horsesâhorses of no particular or known breeding are the eighth most popular horse voted on by About.com Horses readers. Most of us who have been riding for awhile will have a favorite grade horse in our histories. I began riding on my motherâs grade gelding Manitou.
Elk River (West Virginia) The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles (277 km) long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Coordinates: 40Â°50â²N 115Â°46â²W / 40.833Â°N 115.767Â°W / 40.833; -115.767 Elko (Shoshoni: Natakkoa, Rocks Piled on One Another) is the largest city and county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. The city straddles the Humboldt River. Elko is the principal city of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Elko and Eureka counties. It is the largest city for over 130 miles (210 km) in all directions, making it, as its city motto states, The Heart of Northeast Nevada.